sub·sump·tion (s b-s mp shn)n. 1. a. The act of subsuming. b. Something subsumed. 2. Logic The minor premise of a syllogism. [Latin subs  mpti , subsmptin-, a subsuming, from subsmptus, past participle of subsmere, to subsume; see subsume.]sub·sump tive adj. |
subsumption [səbˈsʌmpʃən]
n
the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed
subsumptive adj
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| Noun | 1. | subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) syllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises assumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play" minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion middle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
| 2. | subsumption - incorporating something under a more general category categorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories |
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